McCook Army Airfield was activated on 1 April 1943. It is located nine miles (14 km) northwest of McCook, a city in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States and is southwest of North Platte, Nebraska. It was constructed in 1943. The 2,100-acre (8.5 km2) site is bordered on all sides by level farm ground.
2006 USGS Orthophoto
McCook Army Airfield, 1944, looking northeast
McCook Army Airfield, 1944, looking northwest
Hangar at McCook AAF, now used for farm storage
McCook is a city in and the county seat of Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,446 at the 2020 census.
George Norris Avenue in McCook, July 2010
The George Norris House in McCook is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.